Where does “likskändning” come from?

likskändning (Swedish) comes from Swedish lik, from Old Swedish līk, from Old Norse lík, from Middle Low German līk, from Proto-Germanic līką, from Proto-Indo-European leyǵ- — to bind, tie.

likskändning (Swedish): violation of a dead body (possibly sexually, like for violate in English, but also more generally, for example in war)

Definitions

  1. violation of a dead body (possibly sexually, like for violate in English, but also more generally, for example in war)

Ancestry of “likskändning”, step by step

likskändning traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish lik

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishliklike, similar to; like; corpse
2Old Swedishlīkshape, semblance, appearance
3Old Norselíkleechline; body; leech
4Middle Low Germanlīk—
5Proto-Germaniclīkąbody; corpse, dead body; leech-line, bolt-rope
6Proto-Indo-Europeanleyǵ-to bind, tie

via Swedish skändning

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishskändningdesecration, defilement, violation (treating (something ordinarily respected) with grave disrespect)
2Old Dutchskanda—
3Proto-Germanicskandōshame, disgrace
4Proto-Indo-European(s)ḱem-mutilated, hornless; to cover, hide, conceal
Every word from Proto-Indo-European leyǵ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic līką →Every word from Middle Low German līk →